Malabo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malabo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2761
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$671
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$443
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.6
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
8
42
😀 Quality of life
30
73
🏙️ Population
297K
1.42M

The cost of living in Malabo is 7% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4590th and 4774th ($1272 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Equatorial Guinea and Oman, respectively. Check Equatorial Guinea vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Malabo compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Malabo ranked 2nd best city to live in Equatorial Guinea vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 8772nd and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malabo vs Muscat

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Malabo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.89
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.87
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$896
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$787
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$306
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.87%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$649
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.23
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.59
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.39
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$140
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6717
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Limbe
$738
69 km or 43 mi Buea
$627
108 km or 67 mi Douala
$1156
123 km or 77 mi Kumba
$821
142 km or 88 mi Calabar
$373
218 km or 135 mi Aba
$591
226 km or 140 mi Port Harcourt
$559
238 km or 148 mi Bata
$1209
244 km or 152 mi Umuahia
$773
264 km or 164 mi Bafoussam
$759
273 km or 169 mi Owerri
$1364
287 km or 179 mi Bamenda
$699
305 km or 189 mi Yaounde
$666
331 km or 206 mi Enugu
$564
331 km or 206 mi Awka
$693
347 km or 216 mi Onitsha
$795
381 km or 237 mi Libreville
$743
388 km or 241 mi Warri
$786
443 km or 275 mi Sao Tome
$1011
450 km or 279 mi Trindade
$1013
451 km or 281 mi Benin
$627
497 km or 309 mi Port-Gentil
$698
520 km or 323 mi Owo
$531
555 km or 345 mi Akure
$488
583 km or 362 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
606 km or 377 mi Abuja
$1375
622 km or 387 mi Ife
$670
645 km or 401 mi Osogbo
$575
664 km or 413 mi Ngaoundere
$551
666 km or 414 mi Lagos
$946
673 km or 418 mi Ibadan
$658
687 km or 427 mi Jos
$760
696 km or 433 mi Minna
$692
702 km or 436 mi Oyo
$639
705 km or 438 mi Ilorin
$518
709 km or 441 mi Abeokuta
$995
739 km or 459 mi Bauchi
$672
746 km or 464 mi Porto-Novo
$768
762 km or 473 mi Cotonou
$830
767 km or 477 mi Kaduna
$323

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454